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OPINION

Letter: Roney would be an exceptional council member

As an Asheville resident, Kim Roney is my champion in the race for City Council. I worked with Kim at AshevilleFM for years, where she served as our full-time volunteer station manager, donating tens of thousands of hours to a precious and unique resource for everyone in our listening area. That’s a great example of the kind of person Kim is: she has the most integrity of almost anyone I’ve ever met; and she puts her muscle where her mouth is, always for the benefit of everyday people in her community.

Kim currently serves on Asheville’s Multimodal Transit Commission. In this campaign, Kim has led the way with a call for fare-free public transit for all Asheville residents. That’s not just a good idea for current bus riders; that’s good for drivers, because it will make mass transit more accessible to more people, reducing the number of cars on our tiny, overburdened streets.

Please join me in voting in the Nov. 7 general election for Kim Roney, an exceptional city leader who is everyday people, too.